Title/Name/Summary
Baseball Field Lighting at Centennial Park Ballfield #3
History
In 2020, the Streets division inherited all lighting in the Village to include parking lot lights and ballfield lights at multiple sports complexes, as part of the consolidation of Natural Resources and Facilities into Public Works. The Streets division ascertained challenges regarding ballfield lighting. These challenges include renting equipment that can reach seventy (70) feet in height to make needed repairs, at a cost approximately $2,500 per week; and the fields get soft after it rains, preventing the equipment from being able to drive onto the field. Additionally, Little League Baseball has created lighting standards for the baseball fields, which currently many of our fields do not meet. By upgrading the equipment to LED lighting, the fields will meet the standards.
In 2022, the process of upgrading the Village’s ballfield lighting began with Field #5 at Centennial Park, followed by Field #4 in 2023, and the John Humphrey Complex in 2025. Musco Sports Lighting LLC (Musco) was chosen as the provider for these fields. Musco lighting is a proven system that offers long-term reliability above their competitors, with a twenty-five (25) year warranty, including parts and labor. Staff has found service through Musco to be exceptional and some of the benefits of the new LED lights allow staff to monitor and control the lights through a mobile app, while also allowing Musco to proactively monitor the system for outages or problems that can be handled by their staff immediately. Musco is also a part of Sourcewell, a joint purchasing cooperative.
Cooperative Purchasing / Contracting Programs
The Village utilizes a variety of cooperative programs (e.g. Omnia, Sourcewell, HGACBuy, State of Illinois Joint Purchase Program) to obtain proposals for goods and services. While not always the chosen approach, cooperative purchasing simplifies the procurement and service process for public ...
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